Senior Cloud Developer

Job Title: Senior Cloud Developer

Clearance Required: Active Secret or above

Location: Primarily remote; however the candidate will need to travel to the FBI CJIS facility in Clarksburg WV on the first day to pick up equipment and may occasionally need to travel for in-person meetings if required.

Job Description:

Summary:

The Senior Cloud Developer will design implement and maintain cloud-based infrastructure to support the CJIS Divisions Data Mesh architecture ensuring efficient secure and scalable data management across enterprise systems. This role focuses on developing robust Extract Transform Load (ETL) pipelines automating deployments managing AWS-native data services and fostering data governance to enable self-service analytics and interoperability. The Senior Cloud Developer will collaborate within a SAFe Agile framework to deliver high-quality data products and support organizational adoption of data mesh principles.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in SAFe Agile ceremonies (Program Increment Planning Sprint Planning Daily Standups Sprint Reviews Retrospectives) to align development with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with Product Owners Product Managers and data domain teams to refine and prioritize the product backlog ensuring alignment with data mesh and governance standards.
• Design and deploy domain-specific data products adhering to organizational standards for schema design data transformations and storage solutions.
• Develop and maintain scalable ETL pipelines using AWS services (e.g. S3 Redshift Glue Lake Formation Lambda) to support self-service analytics and data domain requirements.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Ansible Packer and AWS CloudFormation to automate cloud deployments and ensure configuration consistency.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Bamboo to enable efficient software development and deployment in the cloud.
• Utilize monitoring and logging tools (e.g. AWS CloudWatch CloudTrail Splunk Prometheus Grafana) for proactive performance monitoring anomaly detection and troubleshooting of cloud and data infrastructure.
• Enforce cloud security best practices including network security data encryption multi-factor authentication and integration with AWS Security Hub to protect sensitive data assets.
• Maintain a data catalog to enhance discoverability lineage tracking and usage transparency across domains.
• Support the operation maintenance and reliability of the organizations Data Mesh software ensuring high availability.
• Lead training initiatives for data stewards and users on data mesh principles governance practices and self-service analytics tools to drive cultural adoption.
• Document work in Jira (Epics Features User Stories) and Confluence maintaining detailed backlogs and ensuring transparency in progress tracking.
• Ensure compliance with data governance standards including data privacy access controls and lineage requirements using governance tools to automate workflows.

Required Skills:

• 7 years of experience in AWS cloud development with a focus on data engineering and DevOps.
• Expertise in AWS data services including S3 Redshift Glue Lake Formation and Lambda for building scalable ETL pipelines and data infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Data Mesh architecture and decentralized data management principles.
• Strong knowledge of data governance including data privacy access controls lineage and metadata management with experience using governance tools.
• Advanced scripting skills in languages such as Python Shell or Java for automation and data processing.
• Experience with IaC tools (e.g. Ansible Packer AWS CloudFormation) for automating cloud infrastructure deployments.
• Proficient in CI/CD pipelines using tools like Bamboo Jenkins or similar for efficient software delivery.
• Expertise in monitoring and logging tools (e.g. AWS CloudWatch CloudTrail Splunk Prometheus Grafana) for performance optimization and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of cloud security practices including VPC configuration data encryption multi-factor authentication and AWS Security Hub integration.
• Proven experience in SAFe Agile environments using Scrum Kanban Jira and Confluence for work management and documentation.
• Ability to lead training on data mesh principles governance and analytics tools for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work with cross-functional data domain teams and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker Kubernetes ECS) for scalable data processing.
• Familiarity with RESTful API development for data integration and interoperability.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
• Active Secret clearance

Work Environment:

• Primarily remote with occasional on-site requirements at the CJIS facility in Clarksburg WV for equipment pickup or meetings.
• Core hours: 9:00 AM 4:00 PM ET with potential weekend/non-business hours for maintenance and on-call support (response within one hour).

Pi-square technologies is a Michigan (USA) Headquartered Automotive Embedded Engineering Services company Synergy Partner for major OEMs and Tier 1s and their implementation partners in Automotive Embedded Product Development Projects Requirements Analysis Software Design Software Implementation Efficient Build Release Process and turnkey software V & V Services. We have more than 20 years of industry expertise with specialization in the latest cutting-edge automotive technologies such as Infotainment connected vehicles Cyber security OTA and Advanced Safety/ Body electronics.